FOOTBALL Archive

Zurich, Dec 04, 2018: The FIFA Referees Committee has selected 27 referees and 48 assistant referees, representing 42 different countries, for the FIFA Women’s World Cup France 2019. The journey to the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2019™ began for an initial group of female referees and assistant referees from all over the world

Dubai, Nov 12, 2018: ‘Give yourself a chance’ was the inspiring message given to women of all ages as they were joined by the United Arab Emirates’ women’s national teams for the latest AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019 ‘It’s My Game’ event. The event, which took place at the UAE FA Headquarters

Kuala Lumpur, Nov 12, 2018: The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) will offer outstanding management candidates from their Member Associations a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to study at the world-renowned and unique FIFA Master Programme thanks to a new scholarship scheme. As part of the AFC’s commitment to upskill staff from Asian countries, the AFC

By Nadeesha Rathnayake, Porto, Portugal, Nov 02, 2018: A general lack of effective oversight and due diligence and weak regulatory framework on football club ownership and investment are the overall conclusions of the first phase of a global study jointly undertaken by the International Association of Lawyers (UIA) in partnership with the

Zurich, Oct 16, 2018: FIFA’s Technical Study Group (TSG) has published its 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia report, which includes comprehensive statistics on the tournament and each individual match, team profiles and exclusive video footage to support the analysis. The TSG at Russia 2018 headed by Carlos Alberto Parreira, who joined by

Abu Dhabi, UAE, Oct 13, 2018: With just under two months to go until the start of the FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2018, Brazilian icon and FIFA Legend Roberto Carlos shared his excitement ahead of the tournament earlier today. He is visiting the UAE this weekend and has invited fans from

Zurich, Oct 09, 2018: Today FIFA launched its first-ever global strategy for women’s football which charts the course for how FIFA will work with confederations and Member Associations (MAs), clubs and players, the media, fans and other stakeholders to realise the full potential that exists within the women’s game. FIFA strongly believes

Kuala Lumpur, Sept 27, 2018: The Asian Football Confederation’s (AFC) determination to embrace technological advances for the development of football in Asia has underlined with the introduction of the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) system at some stage in the AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019 – which is just 100 days away. Video

Kuala Lumpur, Sept 16, 2018: Community ambassadors of all nationalities from across Asia came together at Zayed Sports City Stadium for a rousing evening of speeches, workshops and celebration, in the lead up to the AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019 (Playmakers). Over 60 ambassadors or “Playmakers” representing 19 of the 24 competing